Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium straw yellow . Quite rich on the nose , some toasty notes with some wax and yellow fruits , citrus peel, vanilla . On the palate this is all about the texture , quite round but enough balance , blanched almonds , peach. Waxy notes . Good length . Drink now and over the next few years , in a perfect place . — a month ago

Brad Jensen

9.3

Big nose of yellow fruit preserves and alcohol freshness, with notes of brûlée and vanilla weaved within. Medium bodied and golden hued, this is such a refined wine at such a young age, with a zippy acidic energy and flavors of overripe yellow fruits, oranges. and a loooong lingering finish. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Epic night of Chave tonight with JL leading the tasting direct from his cellar. Group liked the newer 16 & 18 although the 04 was youthful & fresh — 4 months ago

RustyR

9.4

JG. M. Open good — 6 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Quite nutty — 7 months ago

TwiLea Fletcher

9.0

10.22.25
Celebrating the bees!🐝 — 8 months ago

Paul Weil

9.0

This is a delicious food white. It is light, with balanced acidity. The flavor palette is green apples and red pears. We enjoyed it with Greek food. — 3 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Nice. These guys make elegant wines for Paso. — 2 months ago

Joseph Barsky

9.8

2010 James Berry rough by our buddy Rob went up after the 2013 Alban Patrina. Wow, a Syrah blend with plenary of Grenache, it was more elegant and very smooth with velvet mouthfeel and red fruits. Long finish. Lovely evening. — 3 months ago

Brian Lenich

9.2

Snow day on Sunday with Amy — 5 months ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

8.9

Nice with honeysuckle and melon. But that label. — 6 months ago

Richard Portes

9.5

18. Light gold. Honeyed. Lovely on back palate. V long . Same class as Chapoutier Le Meal blanc. — 8 months ago

Shay A

9.2

My last of three bottles. The first one back in early 2021 and second one last year both showed a more fresh and vibrant profile, whereas this seemed a bit more evolved.

Gold in the glass. Right off the bat, the aromatics here are honeyed and semi-rich. Honeysuckle, but mostly Truffle honeycomb and those Bit-O-Honey candies come to mind. Didn’t detect any orange marmalade type profile I normally get with roussanne. On the palate, the honeyed notes continue with only real faint fruit notes (peach, dragonfruit). Quiet zing of acidity to keep the wine from being flabby, but it has a distinct texture.

Followed over two days and held strong. I’d rather drink these sooner rather than later, at least this vintage. — 2 years ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Some honeyed notes, mineral, floral, white stonefruits, medium-viscous, nice acidity, good balance, lingering finish, very nice Paso Robles blanc. — 3 months ago

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Adriana Fabbro

9.7

1985. 40 years young. Gave it an hour to open up before dinner (paired orange ginger glazed duck with pistachio apricot farro). Thankfully my partner is a master of the Durand. There’s very little for me to compare this too - most aged whites are preserved by acid; Chave relies on glycerol here. It gives the wine gravitas but also life and freshness. Pleasant wood veneer/wood shop notes, dried apricots at first (become fresher with time), yellow plum, truffled earth. Salty poached apricots and timelessness. In a perfect world, we’d be sharing this with my dad. Strange & sensational. — 3 months ago

Jonathan Warren

9.9

Absolutely fucking magical. Such an experience drinking this wine — 6 months ago

Charlie Tapp

9.6

Wax, salted almonds, butterscotch and honeysuckle. — 8 months ago

romo

9.2

Called Chenin or old Riesling. Fox fur and oil can. Lovely peach. Chagrined. — 8 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Consistent with previous—reliably excellent rhone white — 3 years ago

Matthew Steilen

9.0

Fascinating. A lot of melon and earth. — 4 years ago